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Apple pushes lead TCP/IP gains equal in PowerPC arena footing on PC LANs ByMaritHalper - • ^
WhUe IBM fiddles wiih its PowerPC decision- By WllUam Brandel to TCP/IP provides Microsoft vmh you une the I ntiUting. Apple Computer. Inc. continues to and Suruchi Meban Corp. with its best opportunity notworblnir fo>autre« blaze a technology traU. Last »-eek it unvBilKl ^ yet foe breaking Novell s grip SS'ffS vSiSSi.I?S5^ the Orst of several new products planned To IP or not to IP? That is the onlheLANmariiet.___LL through inid'1995 quesMon. "As ^ nw stands. Micro-
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the toughest analysts in the industry tend to agree). XPE lets our software
work together across almost anything you can wire together, regardless of
function or platform, from mainframes to UNIX workstations to PC LANs.
Which means you can manage your distributed systems from the platform
of your choice, something our customers tell us has definitely made their
lives.easier. Is it Paradise? No, not yet. But we can promise you one thing:
It's a lot better than where you are right now.
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INTRODUCING 1-2-3 RELEASE 5. NOW THE LEGENDARY SPREADSHEET BRINGS MORE
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productive. Now it goes to a new realm-workgroup
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new, sophisticated routing features, workgroups are using
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Maximum productivity, minimum effort
freedom
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When you’re working in Notes and want to crunch
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perform 'what-if" analyses,
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that 1-2-3 information back into any 1-2-3. So you can roll
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POWERFUL WORKGROUP FEATURES EVEN WITHOUT NOTES.
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particular ranges for comment or review by particular
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Routing lets you mail the spreadsheet range to work¬
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everyone's ideas back into.your file, '
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1-2-3 Release 5 worksheets^nd
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MAXIMUM PRODUCTIVlW, MINIMUM EFFORT.
1-2-3 Release 5 is packed with innovative new features
designed to help you get more done with less effort
SmartMasters™.are predesigned and customizable .
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1-2-3 Release 5 features seamless integration with
Lotus Approach® database to easily create data entry forms
and generate reports and mailing labels..
With Fast Format you can apply the formatting you've
designed for one range to any other range in the worksheet
- with one click of the mouse.
One-Step Charting lets you build a chart complete with
labels, titles and legends, all in a single step.
Drag-and-Fill fills in ranges from
other documents in just one step. And our
improved OLE 2.0 Drag-and-Drop lets you
move copy or data across worksheets or
files fast
Multi-page Print Preview lets you view up to nine spread¬
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Taken all together, the new 1-2-3 is
loaded with enhancements that make get¬
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1-2-3 Release 5 features lotus Maps. Ifs the of any spreadsheet To learn more about easiest most effective vray to analyze your
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Working Together
NEWSMARTSU1TE3.0. A MAJOR RELEASE TO HELP YOU AND
YOUR TEAM WORK TOGETHER. To work better people rteed powerful desktop appli¬
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SmartSuite* 3.0 is exactly that It's the best suite for this
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The applications that make up
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better than ever.
1-2-3 Release 5 is packed with new
features like SmartMasters spreadsheets
tempJates. Lotus Maps for geographic visuals
of data, Smart Assistants to guide you, seamless
Display the data you
for memos, faxes, reports and more. Built-in charting & 1
in-context drawing tools. Ami Pro also seamlessly imports
documents from other word processors
Freelance Graphics* 2.1 features task and
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improved import/export capabilities.
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scheduling and nifty integration with Ami Pro
create monthly calendars in Ami Pro
integration with Approach database. Range Routing for
mailing spreadsheet ranges, OLE 2.0 Drag-and-Drop, and,
of course, Lotus Notes Integration.
111=^, The new Lotus Approach 3.0 offers unprecedented ease-
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Lotus Ami Pro* offers powerfully fast word processing
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marking, powerful macro language and
automatic list renumbering. There a
over 55 predesigned style sheets
powerful help tools, guides you ^tom Organizer appointments, through cross-application tasks.
SMARTSUITE 3.0 IS A BEHER INTEGRATED SUITE ACROSS THE BOARD.
right there for you-all you do is |
The integratioh in SmartSuite begins with a consistent
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user interface, menus, Smarticons* and a Live Status Bar.
SmartCenter, the head¬
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services, is always there to help faS
you switch or launch applica¬
tions. You can customize its icon
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SuiteAnswers are cross-application help tools which
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SMARTSUITE. THE NOTESREADY -f- k SUITE. EXTENDS THE DESKTOP LI
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